Photos of Black Lips at 2019 Shaky Knees in Atlanta, GA
Photos of Black Lips at Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago, IL on August 5th, 2017
Photos of Black Lips at 2016 80/35 Festival in Des Moines, IA
Photos of Black Lips at 2015 Air + Style in Los Angeles, CA
Photos of Black Lips at 2014 Meltasia Festival in Lafayette, GA
Photos of Black Lips at 2014 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX
Photos of Black Lips at Red 7 in Austin, TX on September 12th, 2014
Photos of Black Lips at 2014 Superuho Festival in Sibenik, Croatia
QRO’s review of Black Lips at House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY on July 3rd, 2014
Photos of Black Lips at 2014 Austin Psych Fest in Austin, TX
Photos of Black Lips at SXSW 2014 in Austin, TX
Photos of Black Lips at 2012 Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX
Photos of Black Lips at 2012 Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada
Garage rock came and went about a decade ago, but the Black Lips are still around, doing their wild country-garage party. It’s always been better live than on record, but has varied from the less interesting to the more. Sing In a World That’s Falling Apart might not be groundbreaking, but it is a good time.
Photos of Black Lips at 2012 Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain
Photos of Black Lips at 2011 Pacific Festival in Silverado, CA
Photos of Black Lips at Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, IL on April 22nd, 2011
QRO’s review of Black Lips at Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn, NY, on July 26th, 2009
Photos of Black Lips at 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in Chicago, IL
Photos of Black Lips at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY on August 3rd, 2008
Photos of Black Lips at 2007 Siren Music Festival on Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY
The Black Lips have been upping their twang in the last handful of years, going even more honky-tonk, and that comes through clear on Sing, such as the wry opener “Hooker Jon”, honky ode “Rumbler”, and the catchy “Odelia”. The band & the album are clearly at their best when having a blast, like on those pieces. There are also trots & gallops, sways and even pedal steel.
If the Black Lips don’t bring anything new on Sing In a World That’s Falling Apart, they do do what they do quite well. And that’s all one is really looking for them in this World.